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  • Think of everything you've ever experienced that was painful; that's the meaning of Good Friday. Think of all the ways that love ultimately healed your heart; that's the meaning of Easter.

    Friday   Easter   Heart  
    FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Apr 06, 2012
  • I was beaten down long ago in some alley in another world.

    Long Ago   World   Alleys  
    Charles Bukowski (2012). “The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993”, p.103, Canongate Books
  • Fear is the memory of pain. Addiction is the memory of pleasure. Freedom is beyond both.

    Twitter post from Dec 25, 2016
  • I think a lot of us can relate to not choosing to face a painful memory, and something that's a painful past, and wanting to pretend like it never happened.

  • The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not "get over" the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.

    Change   Grief   Learning  
  • Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing.

    Linda Hogan (1997). “Solar Storms”, p.126, Simon and Schuster
  • Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

    "Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.
  • Painful memories are gone! Together, we can build up good memories.

  • My chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling angry at the past. 'That you could erase those painful memories, forget they every happened, just remember the happy times you had together?' 'You must never say that,' he reprimands sternly. 'But why not?' I look at him in surprise. 'Because it's the bad memories that makes you appreciate the good ones. Don't ever wish them away. it's like your nan always used to say, "You need both the sun and the rain to make a rainbow".

    Memories   Rain   Heart  
  • Every rebellion against suffering is fed by the subversive power of remembered suffering.

  • Memories, you see, hurt. The good ones most of all.

    Wisdom   Hurt   Memories  
    Harlan Coben (2009). “Tell No One/Gone for Good”, p.14, Delta
  • It's regrets that make painful memories. When I was crazy I did everything just right.

    Memories   Regret   Crazy  
    Mark Vonnegut (2011). “The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity”, p.90, Seven Stories Press
  • Love brings up our unresolved feelings . One day we are feeling loved , and the next day we are suddenly afraid to trust love . The painful memories of being rejected begin to surface when we are faced with trusting and accepting our partner's love .

    John Gray “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”
  • Memories do not always soften with time; some grow edges like knives.

  • When we have painful memories from hurting experiences, we may feel justified in holding on to the resentment. But resentment is corrosive. It doesn't affect the person we feel anger toward, it destroys the host.

    Hurt   Memories   May  
    Susan L. Taylor (2010). “Lessons in Living”, p.96, Anchor
  • The woman who became the Duchesse d'Angoulême did indeed have painful memories, but she was not only very brave but I would say she had "nerves of steel." As I wrote in the book, one woman, defeated, one woman, defiant.

    Memories   Book   Brave  
    Source: teaattrianon.blogspot.com
  • I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake.

  • Painful memories didn't just ease back in-they shoved the door open hard, all of them and all at once

    Memories   Doors   Ease  
    "Six Years". Book by Harlan Coben, books.google.ru. April 25, 2013.
  • I am the harvest of man's stupidity. I am the fruit of the holocaust. I prayed like you to survive, but look at me now. It is over for us who are dead, but you must struggle, and will carry the memories all your life. People back home will wonder why you can't forget.

    Life   Memories   War  
    Eugene B Sledge (2010). “With the Old Breed: The World War Two Pacific Classic”, p.272, Random House
  • It really is easy to forget the unpleasant if we simply refuse to recall it. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory bank. Let the others fade away. And your confidence, that feeling of being on top of the world, will zoom up-ward. You take a big step forward toward conquering your fear when you refuse to remember negative, self-deprecating thoughts.

  • Love is the greatest healing power I know. Love can heal even the deepest and most painful memories because love brings the light of understanding to the darkest corners of our hearts and minds.

  • It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

    Chuck Palahniuk (2003). “Diary: A Novel”, Doubleday Books
  • You don't need the painful memories, because either you've resolved them. Denying always makes them want to come back. Denial is a mechanism that doesn't work. But allowing them to come back in little by little, those memories, you can begin to be quite comfortable with them, and it's even nice to have that as part of the map of your life.

    Memories   Nice   Denial  
    Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
  • Mallory dropped her head to the steering wheel. "Look, I'm mad at you, okay? This isn't about me. I know my painful memories are relative. My life is good. I'm lucky. This isn't about how poor little Mallory has had it so hard. I'm not falling apart or anything." He stroked a hand down her back. "Of course you're not. You're just holding the steering wheel up with your head for a minute, that's all.

    FaceBook post by Jill Shalvis from Jan 26, 2013
  • Letting go of your painful past is how you open yourself to a wonderful future.

  • Memory is sweet. Even when it’s painful, memory is sweet.

    Li-Young Lee, Earl G. Ingersoll (2006). “Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee”, p.17, BOA Editions, Ltd.
  • I wanted to capture time through how food and I were getting along at any given moment. That necessitated writing some dark stuff, some sad stuff, and a lot of painful memories, because my life has often been dark, sad, and painful. I didn't want to sugarcoat anything.

    Memories   Writing   Dark  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • I'm still willing to continue living with the burden of this memory. Even though this is a painful memory, even though this memory makes my heart ache. Sometimes I almost want to ask God to let me forget this memory. But as long as I try to be strong and not run away, doing my best, there will finally be someday...there will be finally be someday I can overcome this painful memory. I believe I can. I believe I can do it. There is no memory that can be forgotten, there is not that kind of memory. Always in my heart.

  • Like most people, I have painful memories of trying to fit in as a child. I wore, said, and did pretty much what everyone else did.

  • Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

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